Marco Rubio says more Senate Democrats need to follow Chuck Schumer’s lead and oppose the Iran deal.
During an interview Monday on “Fox & Friends,” Rubio warned Democrats who support the deal will be casting a vote they “will live with” for the rest of their lives. The 2016 GOP presidential candidate added that those on the Left need to “wake up” and “realize what they’re about to sign on to.”
“First of all, he’s doing the right thing,” Rubio said of Schumer. “When someone — even though we may disagree on a lot of issues, we need to recognize that someone has taken the decision here based on statesmanship and not partisanship.”
“Second of all, I hope it will lead to other members doing the same,” Rubio told co-host Brian Kilmeade. “I have been very clear with my Democratic colleagues. This is a vote that you will live with for the rest of your life and the rest of your career. And a decade from now, when Iran has a nuclear weapon and a long-range rocket that can hit the United States, you’re going to have to answer: Why did you vote for a deal that made that possible?”
“I think Chuck Schumer, who understands politics pretty well, sees it that way. He plans to be around in ten years or eight years when that happens, and he doesn’t want to have to explain to people why he voted for this,” Rubio continued. “I think more of his colleagues should follow his lead.”
“We hope some of his colleagues wake up and realize what they’re about to sign on to,” Rubio added.
